profile
profile <PROFILE-NAME>
no profile [<PROFILE-NAME>]
Description
Selects the system profile. System profiles set the overall capabilities and capacities of the switch based on the selected profile used at boot time. Switch profiles set capacities such as that of the hardware forwarding table. Use command show profiles available to show the details of each available profile.
When a switch is configured with a non-default profile, the switch requires a reboot for the profile to be applied. You are prompted for the reboot.
The no form of this command resets the specified profile to its defaults.
8320, 8325, 9300, and 10000 Switch Series:
|
Profile names |
Description |
|---|---|
|
L3-agg |
Optimizes for layer 3 forwarding with more table space allocated to host(ARP/ND) entries. |
|
L3-core |
(The default on the 8320 Switch Series.) Optimize for layer 3 forwarding with more table space allocated to route entries. |
|
Leaf |
(The default on the 8325, 9300, and 10000 Switch Series.) Optimizes for layer 2 forwarding with more table space allocated to overlay host entries (VXLAN). |
|
spine |
Optimizes for layer 3 forwarding with more table space allocated to route entries. |
Examples
(8320, 8325, 9300, 10000) Selecting the L3-agg profile and then rebooting the system:
(8320, 8325, 9300, 10000) Selecting the Spine profile and then rebooting the system:
For more information on features that use this command, refer to the Fundamentals Guide for your switch model.
Command History
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Release |
Modification |
|---|---|
|
10.07 or earlier |
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Command Information
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Platforms |
Command context |
Authority |
|---|---|---|
|
9300 |
config |
Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command. |
